1 . The New York See It All Tour is exactly what it sounds like: an all-inclusive guided tour of New York City.

Central Park

One of the most famous parks in the world, Central Park is a man-made wonder. Not only is it the first public park built in America, but it is also one of the most frequently visited parks, with over 25 million guests per year. Set in the middle of busy Manhattan, its grounds serve as a safe harbor, not only for athletes, and musicians but also for lots of migratory birds each year. One can spend an entire peaceful day wandering its grounds, gazing upon nearly 50 fountains, monuments, and sculptures or admiring its 36 bridges.

Hudson River Park

Hudson River Park is a waterside park on the Hudson River that extends from 59th Street south to Battery Park in the New York City district of Manhattan. Bicycle and pedestrian paths, including the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, span the park north to south, opening up the waterfront for the public to relax. The park includes tennis and soccer fields, children’s playground, dog run, and many other features.

Washington Square Park

Washington Square Park, located in the heart of Greenwich Village, is a very popular and often crowded square. People from all backgrounds gather to this large square dotted with trees.

Central Park Zoo

The Central Park Zoo is a small 6.5-acre zoo located on Central Park in New York City. The zoo began in the 1860s, making it the first official zoo to open in New York. The zoo was improved in 1934, with the addition of many new buildings ranged in a quadrangle around the sea lion pool. Finally, the zoo was repaired in the mid-1980s and reopened in 1988, replacing the old-fashioned cages with naturalistic environments.

1. What can we learn about Central Park?

A．It is the first public park built in the world.

B．It is a man-made park.

C．It especially attracts pedestrians and artists.

D．It was the most crowded park when first built.

2. Which park is located in the heart of Greenwich Village?

A．Central Park.	B．Central Park Zoo.
C．Washington Square Park.	D．Hudson River Park.

3. When was the first official zoo in New York repaired for the first time?

A．In the 1860s.	B．In 1934.
C．In 1988.	D．In the mid-1980s.

2 . It always seemed like having traditions was a good thing. They create _________ that will last a lifetime. So when our children David and Darla were preschoolers, we _________ a family Christmas tradition. It was our tree-decorating party and it would be complete with eggnog and pfeffernűsse cookies.

The kids were excited as we pulled the freshly _________ tree into the house. It smelled so good. We would turn on the Christmas songs _________ the tree decoration began.

Our hearts seemed to _________ to the merriment of the Christmas songs. The kids’ eyes twinkled with _________. It was a heartwarming evening. When finished, we would sit drinking the eggnog and snacking on pfeffernűsse cookies as we _________ the beauty of the Christmas tree.

Years later when my daughter Darla was home from college she _________ to help decorate the tree. I was so _________. Before we knew it, the tree decoration was finished. It was a beautiful tree and its ____________ smell filled the room. As we had every year before, I brought out the eggnog and the pfeffernűsse cookies for our traditional ____________.

Then during the laughter Darla suddenly got very ____________ and said she had something to tell me. From her hesitation and body ____________ I learned that she was fearing it. She sat down next to me. Then very ____________ and caringly Darla looked me in the eye and said “Mom I’ve ____________ liked pfeffernűsse cookies.”

Then I ____________ the importance of what she had just said. Why didn’t she ever tell me? All those childhood years rather than ____________ Mom’s feelings and spoil Mom’s tradition, she had stood the cookies ____________. From a child’s heart year after year she had given me the gift of ____________!

My daughter taught me life’s very important ____________: The best gifts aren’t always found under the Christmas tree.

1.

A．wonders

B．imaginations

C．memories

D．interests

2.

A．took over

B．put out

C．turned down

D．set up

3.

A．cut

B．bought

C．grown

D．decorated

4.

A．unless

B．before

C．while

D．though

5.

A．whisper

B．swing

C．talk

D．dance

6.

A．amazement

B．curiosity

C．excitement

D．anxiety

7.

A． admire

B． treasure

C．evaluate

D．explore

8.

A． hesitated

B．refused

C．pretended

D． offered

9.

A．disappointed

B．regretful

C．grateful

D． puzzled

10.

A．lasting

B．unique

C． unusual

D． pleasant

11.

A．feature

B．schedule

C．celebration

D． souvenir

12.

A． serious

B．depressed

C．annoyed

D．quiet

13.

A．language

B．shape

C．image

D．expression

14.

A．casually

B．shyly

C．humorously

D．gently

15.

A．ever

B．yet

C．never

D．just

16.

A．explained

B．realized

C．admitted

D．remembered

17.

A．comfort

B．hurt

C．understand

D．express

18.

A．silently

B．roughly

C．gradually

D．unfairly

19.

A．patience

B．desire

C．love

D．determination

20.

A．knowledge

B．inspiration

C．technique

D．lesson

3 . Louis Pasteur was a world-famous French chemist and biologist.

He is particularly famous for his work on rabies vaccine（狂犬病疫苗）. The rabies virus enters the body through the bite of an infected animal or through infected saliva entering an existing wound. After experimenting with the saliva of animals suffering from the disease, Pasteur concluded that the disease rests in the central nervous system of the body. By studying the tissues of infected animals--rabbits, Pasteur was able to produce a form of the virus. This could be used for inoculation（接种）.

On July 6, 1885, Pasteur tested his pie vaccine on a man for the first time. He saved the life of a young man called Joseph Meister who had been bitten by a rabid dog. Pasteur was urged to treat him with his new method. The treatment lasted 10 days and at the end he recovered and remained healthy. Since then thousands have been saved by this treatment.

On March 1886， Pasteur was invited to present his results to the Academy of Sciences and in 1888 went on to found the Pasteur Institute in Paris. This was a pioneering clinic for the study of infectious diseases, the treatment of rabies and a centre for teaching. Pasteur directed the institute personally until he died. The Pasteur Institute is still one of the most important centres in the world.

Pasteur became a national hero and was honored in many ways. He died at Saint-Cloud on September 28, 1895 and was given a state funeral at the Cathedral of Notre Dame.

Modifications of the Pasteur method are still used in rabies treatment today. A newer vaccine which contains the virus prepared from human cells grown in the laboratory is safer and requires a shorter course of injections.

1. A person can develop rabies        .

A．if he is bitten by a rabbit

B．if he touches infected saliva

C．if infected saliva enters his wound

D．if he touches an infected animal

2. Rabies probably can destroy a person’s          .

A．nervous system	B．blood
C．skin	D．saliva

3. What can we learn about Pasteur's test of his vaccine on the man？

A．The man was sent to a clinic ten days later.

B．It didn’t save the man's life.

C．It proved to be a great success.

D．The man was his second patient.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Pasteur’s rabies vaccine is out of date

B．A new rabies vaccine has already been tested on patients.

C．Injections of vaccine still take much time.

D．Much improvement has been made on rabies vaccine.

4 . William Thomson

William Thomson was born on 26 June, 1824. in Belfast He was taught by his father, a professor of mathematics. In 1832, the family moved to Glasgow where Thomson attended university at the age of 10, then studied at Cambridge and Paris Universities. In 1846 he became professor of natural philosophy in Glasgow, a post he _______ for more than 50 years.

In Glasgow, Thomson _______ the first physics laboratory in Britain. He was a pioneer in many different _______, particularly electromagnetism（电磁学） and thermodynamics（热力学）. _______ Faraday, he was responsible for the introduction of the concept of an electromagnetic field _______ Thomson developed the work of the _______ of the subject, Nicolas Carnot and James Joule. One of the most _______ results of his work was his idea of an absolute zero of temperature-the scale based on this is named _______ him.

Throughout his work Thomson’s main goal was the practical use of science. He achieved _______ through his work on submarine telegraphy, a major practical problem of the day. He was ________ as a scientific adviser in the laying of the Atlantic telegraph cables in 1857-1858 and 1865-1866，for which he was knighted in 1866. His ________ in marine issues also inspired him to develop a mariners’ compass and ________ a tide machine and depth-measuring equipment. He invented many electrical instruments and his house in Glasgow was the first to be ________ by electric light.

Thomson was raised to the noblemen with the ________ of Baron Kelvin of Largs in 1892. The Kelvin was a small river that flowed near Glasgow University and he was president of the royal Society from 1890 to 1895. He died on 17 December, 1907, in Ayrshire, Scotland and was ________ in Westminster Abbey.

1.

A．sought

B．confirmed

C．held

D．admired

2.

A．took up

B．broke up

C．set up

D．blew up

3.

A．fields

B．countries

C．labs

D．colleges

4.

A．In spite of

B．Except for

C．Together with

D．Regardless of

5.

A．which

B．when

C．how

D．where

6.

A．learners

B．pioneers

C．competitors

D．leaders

7.

A．important

B．obvious

C．fortunate

D．positive

8.

A．for

B．with

C．after

D．on

9.

A．wealth

B．fame

C．contribution

D．enthusiasm

10.

A．considered

B．attracted

C．employed

D．accused

11.

A．hobby

B．desire

C．success

D．interest

12.

A．operate

B．invent

C．control

D．produce

13.

A．lit

B．built

C．decorated

D．equipped

14.

A．title

B．name

C．honor

D．award

15.

A．buried

B．respected

C．admitted

D．preserved

5 . A year back I received a full scholarship to attend the University of San Francisco. All of my hard work had paid off. My mom had spent a lot in my attending a private high school, so I made sure to push myself: I volunteered, joined different clubs, and graduated with honors.

I was so excited to start a new life. I had totally packed two weeks and wanted to go to college at once before it was time to leave.

Soon enough, the big day came, but it wasn’t like what I had thought. The first two weeks were the most difficult days of my entire life. Every night I would cry myself to sleep.

I was so homesick (想家) and I didn’t know how to deal with my broken heart. To distract myself, I threw myself into my studies and I applied for a lot of jobs. In any remaining free time, I started forcing myself to the gym. I wanted to keep every part of my day busy so I wouldn’t think how lonely I felt.

Soon after, I began to limit food, and then I became worse. Finally, I went to see a doctor. When the doctor weighed me, I was crazy about the number of my weight. So I continued to lower my goal, and convinced that controlling this number was the solution to my homesickness. But when I was told that I had no choice but to spend time on my studies. I quickly started recovery in my mind.

How could I do? I told myself that school was what I was best at. I decided to get rid of my homesickness and took exercise actively. My first term of college had passed by at last and I had gotten straight A’s. That’s why I want to share my story—to help other students feel less lonely.

1. How was the author during the two weeks before she left for the college?

A．She was as normal as before.

B．She couldn’t wait to leave for the college.

C．She was afraid to leave her home.

D．She didn’t enjoy her mother’s company.

2. What is the author’s problem at the beginning of studying in the university?

A．Her weight.	B．Her diet.
C．Her homesickness.	D．Her bad study habit.

3. Which can best replace the underlined phrase “distract myself” in paragraph 2?

A．achieve my dream	B．earn money by myself
C．improve my studies	D．take my attention away

4. What is the main purpose of the author in writing the text?

A．To look back at her past middle school life.

B．To help girls to lose weight.

C．To help lonely college students.

D．To increase her own confidence.

6 . Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment. “We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.

But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement .Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many， many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first. According to US government reports, emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons .The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “Green thinking” has become part of practices.

Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.

Twenty –five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, it’s hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not have such a kind of program. “Until we do that, nothing else will change!” says Bruce Anderson.

1. According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about ___.

A．the social movement	B．recycling techniques
C．environmental problems	D．the importance of Earth Day

2. Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?

A．The grass –roots level.	B．The business circle.
C．Government officials.	D．University professors.

3. What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?

A．They have cut car emissions to the lowest.

B．They have settled their environmental problems.

C．They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.

D．They have reduced pollution through effective measures.

4. What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?

A．Education.	B．Planning
C．Green living	D．CO reduction

7 . Foods of the Future

We asked young scientists to write an advertisement that answers this question: How will food options, food availability, and individuals’ food choices change in the future? A selection of their suggested marketing campaigns is below. Read previous NextGen Voices survey results at http://science.sciencemag.org/collection/nextgen-voices. — Jennifer Sills

Personalized Meal Plans

Send us your DNA, and we will predict your food preferences! Receive your personalized food basket, with a day-by-day diet program. We will send you full meals and personalized smoothies (水果奶昔) based on your genetic taste tendency.

Ada Gabriela Blidner

Twitter:@adagbb

Fresh Fruit

If you miss sweet temperate fruits, welcome to our Moon Farm. Our fruit trees are planted in hybrid-soil and artificial air that reproduce Earth’s environment from 5000 years ago. Pick fruits with your family or ship to your doorstep with MoonEx. Freshness guaranteed.

Yongsheng Ji

Email: jiyongshengkey@hotmail.com

Meat

Our steaks are sourced from natural grasslands, where cattle now fill the ecological roles. With FoodFootprint feeding system, we enhance natural grazing (放牧) to improve animal growth effectively while minimizing methane production and water consumption. At only $219.00/kg (including carbon taxes and ecological taxes), our steaks are affordable for the whole family.

Falko Buschke

Email: falko. buschke@gmail. com

1. Which of the following needs you to provide the information of your genes?

A．Meat.	B．Fresh Fruit.
C．NextGen Voices.	D．Personalized Meal Plans.

2. Who should you contact if you want to have fun with your family?

A．Jennifer Sills.	B．Yongsheng Ji.
C．Falko Buschke.	D．Ada Gabriela Blidner.

3. Which of the following best describes the steaks in Meat?

A．Fresh.	B．Green.
C．Expensive.	D．Personalized.

8 . Friendships are very important to teenagers. Friendships provide teenagers with chances to develop social skills. Teenagers can learn how to end a fight and still remain friends. Friends provide fun and excitement for teenagers through games. Friends also give advice to one another. Teenagers talk through lots of problems with their friends. Friendships also provide help during times of difficulty. It is helpful for teenagers to have a friend who is going through the same situations.

What happens when youth don’t have friends? Teenagers without friends are usually more lonely and unhappy. They will have lower levels of grades and lower confidence. As they get older, they are more apt to drop out of school.

As kids move into their teenager years, friends and friendships play an important role in teenager life as a way of getting personal enjoyment and social learning.

Most teenagers will have friends who parents either like or dislike. However, it is important to keep in mind that one way teenagers can truly learn how to choose and keep friends is through personal experience, which is sure to have some mistakes. Parents should not be too hard on teenagers when they choose friends who are not good enough or when their friendship fails. Remember, every social experience helps teenagers to learn about different people and improve social skills.

As parents, it is important to encourage friendships among teenagers. However, it is important to know who your teenager’s friends are and to communicate openly about changes in friendships with your teenagers.

1. How many advantages of friends and friendship are mentioned in the first paragraph?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

2. What does the underlined sentence probably mean?

A．They get better grades and leave school earlier.

B．They have a lower chance of leaving school earlier.

C．They have a higher chance of leaving school earlier.

D．They are good at dealing with social problems after school.

3. Who are the most possible readers of the passage?

A．Teachers.	B．Teenagers.
C．Researchers.	D．Parents.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Friendship May Be Dangerous

B．Friendship Is Important to Teenagers

C．Parents Should Choose Friends for Their Children

D．Parents’ Advice Is Important to Teenagers’ Friendship

9 . Learning a new language is a long and difficult process. This process can become easier if you set goals. Goals help guide language learners and give them reasons to continue studying a language. However, if your goals are too difficult, then you will probably become upset.

Many English learners set difficult and even unreasonable goals, such as sounding like a native speaker, or losing their accents. The problem with the goal of sounding like a native speaker is that it is not a reasonable goal for many people.

When English learners begin studying English after a certain age, they are not able to sound exactly like a native English speaker. That is the opinion of Eli Hinkel, a professor at Seattle Pacific University. She says that people who have not reached puberty still have enough muscle and brain plasticity (可塑性) to allow their brain to control their mouth muscles. Puberty is the period of life when a child becomes an adult. After your physical growth has stopped, the brain loses some of its ability to change the way it controls the muscles of the mouth. This is what results in an accent, according to Hinkel. In other words, having an accent is a natural part of the aging process of the brain.

That you might not sound like a native speaker does not mean that you should give up trying to improve your pronunciation. And that you have an accent does not mean that your language skills are poor. Hinkel suggests that English learners should not be too upset about their accents.

Another teacher says sounding like a native speaker is not necessary. Marla Yoshida is a teaching English as a foreign language teacher at the University of California, Irvine. She says that improving your pronunciation is surely possible — if you choose a reasonable goal. Marla Yoshida says that when you decide to diet, you are more likely to have success if you set reasonable goals. She suggests working on specific areas of pronunciation that you can improve, instead of trying to sound like a native speaker.

1. What does the underlined part “unreasonable goals” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A．Goals that are meaningless.

B．Goals that are very small.

C．Goals that are based on facts.

D．Goals that are impossible to reach.

2. According to Paragraph 3, why are English learners unable to sound like a native speaker?

A．They have no native speakers to talk to.

B．They don’t have enough time to practice.

C．Their brain can’t control their mouth muscles.

D．Their mother tongue prevents them from doing so.

3. Which of the following statements would Eli Hinkel probably agree with?

A．Having an accent is acceptable.

B．Improving pronunciation isn’t that important.

C．Sounding like a native speaker is impossible.

D．Poor pronunciation means poor language skills.

10 . When my children were teenagers, I ___________ a fridge magnet with what was said to be a First Nation or Native American prayer. I ___________ it on the door of our refrigerator in full view. I found the words to be thought ___________ and hoped they would teach my children to have more patience and be more ___________ of others.

Although my children are ___________ now, with homes of their own, I’ve kept the magnet on our_______ door for the past twenty-five years. During that time, I’ve often found that the _______ has helped me see situations from a different perspective.

For example, a number of years ago, I was on my way to a farewell function with several colleagues. As we were leaving the office, we _______ our other colleague, Wendy, who had previously planned to attend the event with us. I asked Wendy if she wanted us to wait for her, and she responded in a fairly rude manner,_______ our invitation. One of my other colleagues was quite ________ and clearly angry over Wendy’s behavior.“I don’t know why you even bothered to ________ her,” she said. ________on how tired Wendy appeared as she rushed away from us, I commented that perhaps we should just give Wendy a________ and forgive her for being rude at the last minute. She was ________ having a bad day, and it wasn’t worth holding a grudge (怨恨) against her if we weren’t aware of what ________her unusual behavior.

A week later, I learned that when we came across Wendy, she was returning to the office from a medical appointment ________ she was told she had pancreatic cancer. She died a year later. Wendy wasn’t being rude to us; she had just received a very ________ diagnosis.

Whether it’s a family member who let me down, a friend who __________ a confidence, or a difficult colleague, the quote on my fridge ________ me. Although it’s not always easy to forgive, I’ve been able to ________ a lot of grudge over the years by focusing on my mantra.

1.

A．missed

B．lost

C．purchased

D．sold

2.

A．spotted

B．carried

C．dropped

D．placed

3.

A．meaningful

B．interesting

C．familiar

D．unexpected

4.

A．aware

B．forgiving

C．ashamed

D．confident

5.

A．workers

B．parents

C．seniors

D．adults

6.

A．kitchen

B．fridge

C．bedroom

D．bathroom

7.

A．dream

B．message

C．target

D．relief

8.

A．bumped into

B．saw off

C．knocked down

D．dealt with

9.

A．demanding

B．accepting

C．declining

D．delaying

10.

A．curious

B．amazed

C．anxious

D．annoyed

11.

A．convince

B．promise

C．ignore

D．invite

12.

A．Reflecting

B．Counting

C．Looking

D．Concentrating

13.

A．break

B．party

C．dance

D．lesson

14.

A．suddenly

B．obviously

C．passively

D．naturally

15.

A．discovered

B．avoided

C．caused

D．created

16.

A．where

B．that

C．which

D．what

17.

A．confusing

B．shocking

C．unusual

D．casual

18.

A．built

B．lost

C．betrayed

D．possessed

19.

A．doubted

B．evaluated

C．guided

D．ordered

20.

A．take down

B．break through

C．come about

D．get rid of